Twenty-one Japanese telecommunications companies, consumer electronics corporations, and broadcasters have come together to create a partnership. They intend to lead Japan, and the rest of the world, to the adoption of Ultra High Definition transmissions.

Let the games begin! Ultra HDTV (also known as “Super Hi-Vision,” or “UHDTV”) broadcasts may begin as early as 2016, well before the previous 2020 prediction. Representatives and engineers from Japanese network NHK have been in London this week to ...